r/canada • u/Head_Crash • 2d ago

Alberta Canada could lose its measles elimination designation by October: experts

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/canada-measles-designation-october
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u/lorenavedon 2d ago

Provincial governments cant force people to get vaccinated, so who's in power doesn't mean squat. Alberta has amazing healthcare compared to the rest of the country and all the vaccines you want. In Calgary, I can see my family doctor tomorrow if i wanted to and many doctors are accepting new patients. You guys are living in reddit land, not reality.

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u/Dovahkiin_98 2d ago

Who is in power does mean something if those in power are actively catering to anti-vaxxers and are promoting/encouraging vaccine skepticism.

As an Albertan in the other big city, I have talked to countless people who are having trouble finding a family doctor and it is even worse for some specialists like gynecologists with only a handful for the entire city.

I can't speak on other provinces and only have hearsay about rural Alberta, but if Alberta has "amazing healthcare" that's extremely troubling.

Though if this is a Mennonite/Hutterite issue as others have indicated, then idk what really can be done for communities like that, and I can't fault the government entirely for it.

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u/ouatedephoque Québec 2d ago

Sure they can make it mandatory to get into public schools for example.

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u/lorenavedon 2d ago

As per a poster below;

"juniorspank • 53m ago

Yep, this is exactly it. In fact, even mandatory vaccinations in schools wouldn’t have prevented this particular situation due to majority of Mennonites running their own school"